Spain’s competition regulator on Jan. 21 started an investigation into Yara Iberian over possible infringements of the Spanish Competition Act, according to Bloomberg citing a statement from Yara International ASA, Oslo. Investigations are taking place at the company’s premises in Madrid. Yara says it’s cooperating fully with the authorities in order to ensure the investigation can be carried out as efficiently as possible.
The J.R. Simplot Co., Boise, reports that it has finalized the acquisition of Pinnacle Agriculture. The acquisition, first announced in November, unites two major distributors of agricultural crop inputs and related services.
CF Industries Holdings Inc., Deerfield, Ill., has launched a UAN tender in which buyers can submit bids for UAN at any CF source with the primary focus on first-quarter shipments. Bids are due to CF by 5 p.m., Chicago time Jan. 22, with responses expected Jan. 24. Individual offers by customers are to remain private.
